4 Super Easy Healthy Holiday Snacks

If you are anything like my (which I kind of think you are, since you are reading this) then the holidays mean two things – lots of time with family/friends and lots of eating. Both of these things are really lovely, but you also kind of want to make sure all the cute winter clothes you just bought fit after the holidays are over. We can’t stuff our faces with cookies and pies and all the cheese for an entire month and not expect there to be consequences.

Lucky for you, you don’t be the person who just brings a vegetable tray to the party. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Veggies are good, and healthy, and totally belong at parties. But lets let someone else bring them, ok? There are other healthy treats that you can enjoy that actually feel like you are eating a treat!

You are going to bring something awesome, my friend! I have prepared for you 4 Super Easy and Healthy Holiday Treats for your snacking pleasure this season! These can all be prepared in less than half hour, and require simple and real ingredients. And before you start emailing me that bacon and chocolate are hardly healthy, let me just say that yes – eating 3 carrot sticks at a party would in fact be the healthiest option. And boring. The options I have provided below are healthier than scarfing down cookies and cakes, but obviously portion control is key as well. So share some, ok? The recipes below also feature just a few real ingredients each, are readily made with ingredients you can easily find, and can be prepared quickly. So enjoy!

Bacon Wrapped Dates

If you have never tried a bacon wrapped date you need to immediately change that! This simple 2 ingredient appetizer is so quick it really shouldn’t even be called a recipe. I love, love, love the sweet and salty combination here. Its like for real meat candy. Oh, did I mention its also Paleo, Gluten Free, and Whole30 Approved? Yeah. Eat On!

Chocolate Covered Clementines with Sea Salt

Pretty much everyone loves any kind of fruit dipped in chocolate, am I right? This recipe will take you literally 10 minutes to make and another 10 to set up. Snacking on fresh fruit covered in antioxidant rich dark chocolate and mineral rich sea salt is almost as good as eating a vitamin. But so much tastier!

Maple Chipotle Spiced Nuts

Mixed nuts are one of my favorite snacks. They are just so easy to just keep eating. But often times they are either loaded with three days worth of salt or entirely too much sugar. But these nuts are made with pure maple syrup, just a touch of brown sugar, and a pinch of sea salt. So you don’t have to feel bad when you find yourself hovering over the bowl and eating the majoriy of them!

Peanut Butter Apple Dip

This is one of my favorite snacks lately, and I think it would also make a killer appetizer. It pairs perfectly with apples, bananas, pretty much any fruit would be awesome dipped in here. It feels like a cheat food, but being made with equal parts protein packed peanut butter, greek yogurt, and a little bit of local honey. This is a favorite snack for my girls (and, ok, me too!) and I don’t feel bad about them eating it!

Get thee recipes for these healthy and easy snacks below:

Bacon Wrapped Dates

by The Gingered Whisk

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Keywords: clean eating paleo bacon date Thanksgiving Christmas

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Ingredients (24-36 dates)

1 package of dried, pitted dates (about 8 oz)

12 oz maple bacon

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375

Cut bacon in half.

Wrap each half around a date and secure with toothpick

Place on a baking sheet (use one with rims to catch the bacon grease) lined with parchment paper.

Bake for 15 minutes, turning halfway through, or until the bacon is golden brown.

Jenni lives in Des Moines, Iowa with her amazing husband, two girls, two dogs who think they are children, and a feisty cat. She is the creator of The Gingered Whisk, a recipe blog dedicated to finding easy, healthy-ish, and tasty weeknight meals that kids and adults alike will love. She is super passionate about helping every member of a family learn to love great food. When not cooking, eating, or thinking about food, she is often hiking around area parks, creating intricate legos castles with her girls, watching nerdy tv with her husband, or curled up in a corner somewhere reading a good book.

Oh, all these recipes sound delicious! Especially the Chocolate Dipped Clementines with Sea Salt! Why did I never had the idea to dip them in chocolate before? And I absolutely love chocolate with sea salt, it's truly special and yet so simple.

About Me

Hey You! Welcome to The Gingered Whisk! My name is Jenni, and I'm an Iowa girl and a mom of two. I empower parents and kids alike to explore the world of food, to discover easy & healthy weeknight meals, & to become little foodies through creative culinary adventures!